Sediment retainer



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I SEDIMENI RETAINER 7 Filed Nov. 18, 1930 15 23 l n I INVENTOR.

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Patented May 10, 1932 GEORGE RIESTENIBEBG, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO snnmnnr RETAINER Application filed November 18, 1930. Serial No. 496,478.

The invention relates particularly to means is for the removal of liquid from'a container without the disturbance of sediment which may have accumulated in processing or'from the natural separation of the heavier constituents originally placed in said container.

The objects of the invention are to provide simple, eflicient, practical, and economical means, whereby clarified liquor may be removed from a container without disturbing or mixing therewith sediment therefrom.

Other objects and advantages of construction and combination and details, and the mode oi -operation of thesame will be made manifest in theensuing description of the herewith illustrative embodiment.

The invention consists-in the combination of the elements, arrangement of the parts and in the details of the construction, as hereinafter claimed. 4

In'the drawings Y a Fig. 1 is a plan View of the invention; a

Fig. 2 is asection taken on a line corresponding to 2- 2 in Fig. 1. i

In the preferred construction of the inven-.

tion' I provide the container 1 having 7 the upper chamber 2, for clarified liquor,and the lower sediment collecting chamber 3; The chamber 2 communicates by means of a port 4 with the sediment collecting chamber 3,

and the port 4 has its upper edge portion forming a seat 5 for a valve 6, preferably in the form of a hollow ball formed from rubber or other suitable material. l The upper walls of the chamber 3 and the lower walls of the chamber 2 converge or incline inwardly toward the seat 5, as shown at 7 and 8. Since the lower walls of the chamber 2 are inclined the sediment 9 from theliquor in the chamber 2 is adapted to pass through the port 4 into the chamber 3 and settleonto the bottom 10 of the chamber 8. The casings 11 and 12 ofthe chambers and 3 are integral with each other. a l V I The walls 13, of he upper 'end of the casing 11, from the top 14 converge or incline downwardly and inwardly; To the inner edge 15, of the casing '11, is integrallycom nected the upwardly extending neck 16 whose perpendicular'walls 17 have the external threads 18 to which is threaded the cap 19 whose lower edge 20 is received in the depression 21 whereby, for the purpose of sealing the lower edge of the cap with respect-to the neck 16, water, wax, or other suitable sealing agency 17 maybe; inserted into thedepression.

Integral with the top 1220f the cap is the] upwardly extending boss v23 having-the hole 24 therein which slidably receives the vertical rod 25 having fixedto its lower'end the ball 6. The upper end of the boss 23 has the external threads 26 to which are threaded the packing nut 27 which has therein the packing '28 which, when the nut 27 is screwed downwardly, is adapted to compress the packing in close contact with the rod 25 for the purpose otsealing thehole 24 and at the same time frictlonally engage the rod for the purpose of retaining it in stationary position, for pur-- poses hereinafter explained. Formed on the upperedge of thecasing'll is the neck 29,

whose opening is adapted to be sealed by the usual cap 81.

The neck 29 is for the purpose of permit ting insertion of liquid orliquor into the con- .tainer 1 andits removal therefrom. If de-- sirable, however, asuitable valve,.or other means, maybe incorporatedinthe cap 19 for the purpose of inserting. liquor into the container or removing the clarified liquor fromthc chamber 2. J i

When using the invention the rod 25 is manually forced upwardly so that the'ball 6 is in the position shown in Fig. 2 adjacent the cap 19. The liquor is inserted through Z the opening 32 in the neck29 of the con-- tainer 1,1so that the chambers :2 and-3- are filled as desired. Then theicap 31, which seals the opening 32, isaflixed tothe neck 29, and the packing nut 27 is screwed downwardly for the purpose of seali-ngithehole 24 in the boss 23. The con.tainer is"permitted to stand upon the bottom 10 of the chamber 3 until the liquor withinthe container is sufficiently clarified and a'suflicient quantity of the sediment'passes through the port 4 into the chamber 3. Then the packing nut 27 is loosened sufficiently to permit; manual operation of the rod 25 in- ,downr ice ward position so that the ball 6 rests upon its seat 5 thereby closing the port 4:. Then the packing nut 27 is tightened for the purpose of causing the packing 28 to frictionally engage the rod 25 for the purpose of retaining the rod in stationary position, whereby the ball 6 is retained in close contact with its seat 5. Afterward, the cap 31 may be removed from the neck '29 and the liquor within the chamber 2 can be poured therefrom without likelihood of the sediment within the chamber 3 becoming mixed with the chamber 2. An advantage of the invention is that liquor containing sediment can be poured into the chamber 2 and, after the sediment has settledinto the chamber 3, the ball 6 may be positioned in its seat 5 thereby permitting a'user to remove, in any suitable manner, the clarified liquor from 'thechamber 2. r The fact that the ball 6 closes the port 4 results in the user being able to agitate or move the container 1 at any time or 7 place without possibility ofthe sediment in the chamber 3 being transported into thechamber 2.

Another advantage of theinvention is that the container 1 can be economically manufactured from. glass or suitable material, capable of being molded, whereby the same can be sold at relatively low prices to individuals for use in theirhomes for any pur-' pose where it is desirable to permanently and effectually separate sediment from liquor. Still another advantage of theinvention is that it is durable, and can be utilized a plurality of times, since,'in order that the container be used after the clarified liquor is removed from the chamber 2, it simply is neces-' sary to loosenthe' packing nut 27 and raise the rod 25 and the ball 6 from its seat, whereby the chambers 2 and 3 may be Washed or advantageously utilized in any capacity where it is desirable to effectually separate sediment from clarified liquor. V 7 While I believe that: the form of the invention illustrated in the drawings and referredto in the abovedescription, as the preferred embodiment, is efficient and practicable, yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of the device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that changes in the details may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing anycof the advantages of the invention, as defined in the claims. i 1

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent'i's:

l. A liquid container comprising connected upper and; lower casings having chambers therein communicating with each other by a port therebetween, said casings respectively having their lower and upper walls inclined downwardly and inwardly and upwardly and inwardly toward said port, the upper edges of the walls of said upper casing being inclined downwardly and inwardly, an upwardly extending neck integrally connected with the inner edges of said upper edges whereby a depression in said container is formed around said neck, a cap fixed to said neck and having an opening therein and having itslower edges in said depression, a vertical rod slidable in said opening, a ball fixed to the lower end of said rod and adapt ed to close said port when said rod is manually forced downwardly, a sealing agency in said depression wherebythe lower edge of saidcap is sealed with respect to the open ing, in said neck.

2. A liquid container comprising connected upper and lower casings having chambers therein communicating with each other by a port therebetween, said casings respectively having their lower and upper walls inclined downwardly and inwardly and upwardly and inwardlytoward said port, the upper edges of the walls of said upper casing being inclined downwardly andinward said opening, a ball fixed to the lowerend of said rod and adapted to close said port when said rod is manually" forced jdown-;

wardly. 7' g 3. A liquid container comprising connected upper and lower casings having chambers therein communicating with each'other by a port therebetween, said casingsrespectively having their lower and upper walls inclined downwardly and inwardlyvand upwardlyand inwardly toward said port, the upper edges of the walls of said upper casing being inclined downwardly and inwardly, an upwardly extending neck integrally connected with the ,inneredges of said upper edges whereby a depression in said container is formedaround said neck, ac'ap fixed to said neck and having an opening thereinandhav-. ing its lower edges in said depression, a vertical rod slidable in'said opening, a'ball fixed to the lower end of said rod and adapted to close said port when said rod is manually V forced downwardly, a sealing agency in said depression'whereby the lower edge of said cap is sealed with respect to the opening in said ,neck,-anopening in the upper edge of said upper casing whereby liquid may be in;

serted andremoved from said upper'casing,

and means to seal saidlast mentioned open- 4. A liquidcontain'er comprising connected upper and lowercasings having'ch'ambers 'thereincommunicating with each other by a port therebetween, said casings respective ly having their lower and upper walls inclined downwardly and inwardly and upwardly and inwardly toward said port, the upper edges of the walls of said upper casing. being inclined downwardly and inwardly, an upwardly extending neck integrally connected with the inner edges of said upper edges, a cap fixed to said neck and having an opening therein, a vertical rod slidable in said opening, a ball fixed to the lower end of said rod and adapted to close said port when said rod is manually forced downwardly, an opening in the upper edge of said upper casing whereby liquidmay be inserted and removed from said upper casing, and means to seal said last mentioned opening.

GEORGE RIESTENBERG. 

